The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-12-28
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of
Abbeville, S. G., for the Year 1888.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANI
- and Wardens Of the Town OF Abbcville
s., c., in Council assembled, and by authority
OF 'he same, That tax for the sums and IN
the manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury OF the Town Coun.
Gil for the uses and purposes thereof for the
year 1883.
SECTION /. On every one hundred dollars
of the cash value of all real and personal es
tate within the incorporation of the said Town
of Abbeville the sum of fifteen cents
SEC. .. On each billiard and pool table OF
ten pin alley kept for hire the sum Of Twenty.
five Dollars on the first table or alley and
Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. On
each bagatelle table kept for hire the sum ol
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC 3. For each license to retail spirituous
liquors in the Town'of Abbeville the sum o
Two Hundred Dollars for the year, beginning
with the first day of January, 1888. and ending
on the first day of January. 1889. The said
advance, said dealer or dealers to give bond
and security TOR payment of said sum of mon.
ey, and If at any time during the year the said
dealer or dealers should 60 out Of business the
Immediately become due and payable, and
any person or persons doing business the
whole or any part Of the year shall pay the
whole sum of Two Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 4. That all male persons between the
ages Of sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn support, are liable
to road duty and shall be required to work on
the roads, Sidewalks, and streets within the
incorporation OF the Town of Abbeville five
days under the direction of the Town Council.
The commutation for said read duty to be the
sum of Two Dollars to be paid at the time OF
the first day OF March, All persons refusing
or failing TO work five full days TO be accepted
and approved by tue Council or pay the above
Communication shall he liable to pay such fine
and penalty as the Council may impose.
SEC. ). That all ilinerant auctioneers, ped
dlerS, and other transient persons. except VEN
ders of farm produce raised In the County, Of
fering at retail any goods Whatsoever for sale,
shall pay license of not more than Twenty.
five Dollars nor less than One Dollar per day
SEC. Q. That all circuses shall pay license
Of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
what are commonly known as side-shows at
tached 10 circus, shall pay license OF not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
each exhibition.
SEC :. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath on or before the first day OF Februa-
~, 1883, and all taxes shall be due and paya-
BILE on or before the first day of March, 1883.
If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment of the taxes herein levied with
in the time specified the Treasury of the
Town Council Is hereby authorized and re-
quired to add twenty per cent,tm penalty, and
If the tax with the penalty is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, 1t shall be the duly of
the Treasurer of the Council to issue exccu-
ticns therefor Immediately and collect the
same by Que process OIL law, rs provided III
the charter Of said Town Of Abbevlle.
SEC. s. The Town Council or q quorum
thereof shall constitute board Of assessors
to atliX the value of property returned for
taxation.
SEC. Q. If any person or persons shall refuse
or neglect to make a return of their property
for taxation within the time prescribed here
in the return OF last year with twenty per
ccnfu,n added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer to be the true value OF their
property for taxation and 1t shall be assessed
at that rate.
Done and Ratified in Council and the seal of
the Town Council affixed this Goth day of De
cember, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.
W. G.. MCGOWAN,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER, Secretary.